Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 páginas |
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... seemed to be ; and though he did not witness the fall of Khiva , he travelled through a great part of Central Asia , and honestly tried to accomplish his task . His work , we have said , is an able résumé of genuine observation and ...
... seemed to be ; and though he did not witness the fall of Khiva , he travelled through a great part of Central Asia , and honestly tried to accomplish his task . His work , we have said , is an able résumé of genuine observation and ...
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... seemed to me that my family would soon be left unprovided for , and I - infidel , that would not realise the fact that " God Provides , " was despon- dent . But a friend who had better sense than I , advised me to write . His advice was ...
... seemed to me that my family would soon be left unprovided for , and I - infidel , that would not realise the fact that " God Provides , " was despon- dent . But a friend who had better sense than I , advised me to write . His advice was ...
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... seemed to have been watching his motions , quickly went out and told him that the corial was wanted to carry him up the creek . Hills replied that he was going only to La Ceiba , and would either return directly with the corial , or ...
... seemed to have been watching his motions , quickly went out and told him that the corial was wanted to carry him up the creek . Hills replied that he was going only to La Ceiba , and would either return directly with the corial , or ...
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... seemed cheerless and desolate . Here I saw , for the first time , a South Ameri- can eagle on the highest limb of one of the loftiest trees . Its wings were expanded , and , from its great size and picturesque appearance , aided no ...
... seemed cheerless and desolate . Here I saw , for the first time , a South Ameri- can eagle on the highest limb of one of the loftiest trees . Its wings were expanded , and , from its great size and picturesque appearance , aided no ...
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... seemed always happy with us . Those hunting days were jolly times . Not that I went with them ; I tried it once , but could not keep up in the bush with the others ; and then the prickles and bush on the ground tore and bruised my feet ...
... seemed always happy with us . Those hunting days were jolly times . Not that I went with them ; I tried it once , but could not keep up in the bush with the others ; and then the prickles and bush on the ground tore and bruised my feet ...
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